It is not enough for each analyst to define how he uses a given term; in spite of such definition, terms carry a load of traditional meaning which leads to confusion. Any element of technique can be misused by the patient as a focal point of resistance, which is resolved by interpretation. This fact leads Eissler to conclude that classical technique rests on interpretation as the exclusive or prevailing tool. Questions, properly framed, fall within his category of interpretation. When direct interpretation arouses unmanageable resistances, one can 'smuggle'